Naturalization ceremony for troops (8 images)

Lance Corporal Byron Oswaldo Acevedo, at podium, leads his fellow new United States citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance at the conclusion of a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, D.C. on July 4, 2012. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

Active duty service members listen to the National Anthem prior to United States President Barack Obama delivering remarks at a naturalization ceremony in their honor in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2012. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

Active duty service members take the Oath of Citizenship during a White House naturalization ceremony in their honor in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2012. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

United States President Barack Obama listens during the National Anthem prior to delivering remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2012. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

United States President Barack Obama listens during the National Anthem prior to delivering remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2012. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

United States President Barack Obama listens during the National Anthem prior to delivering remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2012. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool